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[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Would you believe a word that comes out of Putin's mouth?

Have some tea. It's definitely not polonium-flavored.

edit It is fascinating how abrupt and vocal a response I get here if I say something negative about Putin. It's also fascinating how many upvotes those responses get. It makes the provenance of this community's opinions fairly obvious.

[-] Wheaties@hexbear.net 64 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

contextually, sure

what he says about this has no baring on the outcome - if he said the opposite or was lying, would that change anything? I don't think it would. It seems like a pretty candid observation. Maybe a Trump presidency brings about a negotiated settlement to Russian/Ukranian war -- maybe ol' Donny gets a bug in his pants over something someone says on television and doubles down, hyper commits, no-fly-zone; Cold War 2 becomes World War 3. I'd rather have Biden as an opponent, if I were in Putin's position.